Journal
BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY
Volume 82, Issue 1, Pages 55-62Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2011.05.003
Keywords
Cytochrome c; Agarose hydrogel; Protein film voltammetry; Room temperature ionic liquids; Electrochemistry
Funding
- Foundation of Science and Technology Agency of Zhejiang Province [Y4090258, 2010C33004]
- Ningbo City [2010A610191]
- Subject Foundation of Ningbo University [xkl09071]
- Ningbo University, P. R. China
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Direct electrochemistry of cytochrome c (cyt-c) entrapped in agarose hydrogel on gold electrode (Au), edge plane pyrolytic graphite electrode (EPPGE) and glassy carbon electrode (GC) in two room temperature ionic liquids was investigated. The effects of the addition of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) in the agarose-cyt-c film, water concentration in ionic liquids and exterior metal ions on the electrochemical behavior of cyt-c were monitored, and electrocatalytic properties of cyt-c were also done. Results showed that a good quasi-reversible redox behavior of cyt-c could be found after adding DMF in agarose-cyt-c film, and peak shape would not change after continuously scanning for 50 cycles. In addition, a certain amount of water in hydrophilic ionic liquids is necessary to maintain electrochemical activities of cyt-c, electrochemical performance of cyt-c is the best when the water content is 5.2% and 5.8% for 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([Bmim][Br]) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate([Bmim][BF(4)]) respectively. However, electrochemical activities of cyt-c are inhibited by exterior metal ions. Interestingly, cyt-c entrapped in agarose hydrogel on EPPGE and GC could catalyze the electroreduction of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) and tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BuOOH) in [Bmim][BF(4)], but could not in [Bmim][Br]. Reasons for above-mentioned differences of electrochemical properties of cyt-c in different ionic liquids were preliminarily discussed. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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